PTIs Press Release on USA & Cubas restoration of relationship and withstanding bullying matters. Dr. Shireen Mazari, Central Information Secretary PTI today welcomed the restoration of Cuba-US diplomatic relations after 53 years. She said this reflected a recognition by the US that force and economic embargoes cannot bring down a regime that is entrenched amongst its people and has gone through a struggle for independence. Mazari said the Cuban people and its leadership have withstood US bullying and carved out a leadership role amongst the developing world. She said Cuba through its struggle for freedom also exposed the imperial nature of the US which first sought to intrude into Cuban affairs through the Platt Amendment in the pre-revolution Cuban Constitution; then through the disaster of a failed military operation and finally through an economic embargo against international norms. In addition, the US still illegally holds on to the Cuban territory of Guantanamo Bay. Despite all these aggressive policies of the US towards Cuba, the Cuban leadership has shown political magnanimity and maturity in agreeing to restoring diplomatic ties. With the US. It is similar to the spirit of peace and reconciliation. Mandela and the ANC showed in South Africa. As for the US, Mazari said it is good to see the US realising the limitations of brute force and economic blackmail and moving towards peace in its neighbourhood.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:15:16 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015